Here are the books that we suggest at Precision Academy for Group 1 Prelims in English medium.
History:
1. Struggle For Independence – Bipin Chandra (if time permits) – Modern
2. India Since Independence – Bipin Chandra (for the reorganization of states)
3. Modern Indian History – Bipin Chandra - Modern
4. Tamil Nadu History Book – South Indian Dynasties
5. Telugu Academy – Telangana History & Culture - South Indian Dynasties
6. Karim Sir Notes - South Indian Dynasties
7. Satish Chandra - Medieval
8. RS Sharma – Ancient India
9. New NCERT – Ancient India (if time permits)
10. Raghunatha Rao – Modern History of Andhra Pradesh (for specific topics)
( No need to read all the books completely. You need to read particular chapters relevant for the exam)
Polity:
1. Laxmikanth – Indian Polity
2. Indian Governance – Laxmikanth (select topics)
3. Important Policies and Program – Open material of other institutes
4. Current Affairs on IR (From 2016 – Precision Material)
Quant & Reasoning:
1. Quantitative Aptitude – RS Aggarwal
2. Reasoning – RS Aggarwal
3. Lexican – Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
S&T:
1. Telugu Academy – Science & Technology
2. Science and Technology based on NCERT – McGrawhill
3. Material from Precision Academy (collected from official websites)
4. Current Affairs on S&T (From 2016 – Precision Material)
5. Sankar IAS - Environment
Geography:
1. GC Leong – Certificate physical and human geography
2. NCERT Books
3. AP Geography Telugu books
4. Oxford Atlas (for resources)
Economics:
1. NCERT Class XI & XII (basics)
2. Ramesh Singh
3. AP Economy & Reorganization Act
4. Economic Survey & Budget of India & AP
5. White Papers
6. Bhaskar Sir Classes & Videos at Precision Academy
7. Current Affairs on Economy (From 2016 – Precision Material)
Current Affairs:
1. Precision Material – for 16 months
2. For December, Jan & Feb – Precision + Other Sources such as Vision IAS, Insights, Gist of Hindu etc.
3. AP Current Affairs – Andhra Pradesh magazine, Sakshi, Eenadu etc
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